Forty-one percent of Oklahomans are cost-burdened, spending more than 30% of their incomes on housing expenses.

ADUs — tiny homes built in a backyard — can make homeownership affordable. One person said it will allow her to age in place.

Faltering local economies and development disagreements are stalling needed housing development in rural areas, while zoning and building codes prevent much-needed small housing statewide.